Sick man led to fines
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OVERLOADING offences committed by C. P. R. Vehicles Deliv of Norwich were apparent on the face of weight tickets check( Department of Transport traffic examiners during an investig; in which they examined the company's tachograph records. agement who was familiar the weight regulations wa sick at the time. This was said by Alan Charlton, prosecuting for Eastern Licensing Authority Ken Peter, when the company and one of its drivers, Brian Rogers of Cromer, each admitted 10 overloading offences before the Diss magistrates. Mr Charlton said the circumstances were slightly unusual as the offences had not come to light as the result of a road-side check.
Defending, Alasdair Darroch, said all the offences arose while Mr Roger's vehicles were carrying grain. The member of man
Mr Rogers had not c weighed his loads weighbridge but had estin the weight by the numb bucketfuls loaded on tc vehicle. It was very diffic judge the weight of grai cause of its varying mo content.
There had been no quest any danger to the public as the offences had been nutted vehicles had bee plated under the new legis and were now able to carry than they were actually cal at the time of the offences.
Both Mr Rogers and the pany were fined £100 and were each ordered to pa. costs.